Dave Clark played 13 seasons in the big leagues, but back in 1980, he was a budding young boxer with Olympic dreams: "He was the boxer and I was his punching bag," Louis Clark, Dave's brother, said. Your '24 stat leaders ... ...
My son's best friend played last summer. He had labrium surgery last winter and is hoping that it will give him some exposure. In the off season he works at a baseball facility near home. At least one player on my son's high A team was brought in from an Indy team. ...
Rickey wants Robinson to play in the minor leagues, believing he can become the first player to break the color barrier and play in the majors. The only catch: He is forbidden from defending himself against racial bigotry. Why We Love It...
I played for a summer team back in high school that is run by a man named Ian Millman. When Buddy was in high school he played for Ian as well, and they still have a close relationship. Ian was the one who got in contact with Buddy about me and said that he believes I could ...
I feel for the lefty in the summer of 2021, though his 2022 campaign taught me a valuable lesson of fastball shapes and what makes a strong foundation as a left-hander. Ashby’s sinker jumped from an elite 26% ICR in 2021 to a middling 39% clip in 2022, a likely regression given ...
Ichiro Suzuki, a surefire first ballot hall of famer, is closing in on 3,000 MLB hits. This is a momentous achievement for any player, all the more so since Ichiro played in Japan for 9 seasons before making the trek to Seattle in 2001. Adding up his numbers from both leagues and you...
As this summer's labor talks progress, MLB will be proposing "a package of issues" designed to address pace of game, Manfred said. He declined to get more specific, other than to mention the "active experiments in the minor leagues," which mostly involve pitch clocks between every pitch. ...
but I can only hope this is what happens every summer. Summer baseball leagues are some of the most fun I’ve ever had, and there is actually decent baseball in this movie as well. Sort of. The player rivalries are great, and another cameo by Ken Griffey Jr. makes this a pretty good...
Admittedly, Kitagata came out of nowhere for me. His school hadn’t been to Summer Koshien since 1984 and I hadn’t paid too much attention to the Saga Prefectural qualifiers. Tied for the hardest thrower with Kamata at 153 KPH, his scouting report said he featured a slider...
Omg! Speed Demon. Besides the one female from Brown, are there a lot of daughters attending the Ivy Leagues for baseball. This wasn’t an attempt at mysogyny. Geezus. Let me guess though. You didn’t send a son to the Ivies for baseball either, but just wanted to throw in your tw...